fasteddy64
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My department just agreed to buy 101 XG-75 portables, 33 XG-75 mobiles, 16 XG-25 mobiles and 15 XG-75 desktops.
Woo-hoo!!
Woo-hoo!!
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Buying more Harris!
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Umm okay? Lol
fasteddy64
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What can I say? I am happy we are staying with Harris.
FDRadioguy777
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What type of system are you on?
otter9309
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Good luck with that Eddy!
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otter9309
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May be hard to see, but that's a zip tie keeping the battery on the radio.
fasteddy64
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We are currently on 800mhz EDACS but beginning the migration to Phase II
It is a 12 channel 5 site system.
fasteddy64
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Good luck with that Eddy!
How long have you been using that radio?
fasteddy64
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We have had excellent luck with our 7100 series mobiles and portables so we decided to stay with Harris.
otter9309
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Radios vary in age from 3 years to new. The battery problem is present on all ages of the radio. Did y'all evaluate other radios (Moto, EFJ, etc.) before purchase?
BTW, that was not my radio.
I always wanted an XG100P, but after the agency I work for acquired a few thousand of them, I changed my mind. We are seeing radios come in with ridiculous maintenance issues that we never had with Motorola. Battery misalignment due to dropping the radio (can't remove or put on battery). PTT button breaking and having to send the entire radio back to Harris for replacement and the list goes on.
I wish you the best of luck with your Harris adventure.
I wish you the best of luck with your Harris adventure.
Yeah that is true. I've noticed even with the XG 25P series that the newer Harris radios function well, but durability to withstand daily wear and tear has gone out the window. There not nearly as durable as older models in the Jaguar and P series radios. Cannot comment on the new 200p radio though. Never actually seen one in person yet. Though the 100P SERIES like you mentioned I've seen and have heard many stories of the same issues. Batteries don't align after dropped and if not used with speaker mic the PTT button wear out after just over a year of daily use ( pathetic).
Chargers, especially vehicle chargers, routinely break due to misalignment of the radio when inserting into the charger. Once this occurs, the pins will no longer line up on the radio properly and the charge cycle will fail. Harris will replace the chargers, but once the warranty is expired, then you are SOL. We are just now starting to see all of the problems as the warranty on our first run products has expired.
Newer XG model Harris radios are for sure noticeably lighter. With modern battery technology the weight of them and even size overall has significantly dropped. Have your department opt for the p7300 series. I do believe they are lighter the the 7200 series and you'll still maintain your IMBE vocoder. It's not until you enter the XG series where the AMBE 2 Vocoders became standard equipment on radios ( though I could be wrong;depending on what mode your operating in)
If you'd had some XTS5Ks to deploy for evaluation, there's absolutely no way you'd have stuck with Harris.
I have multiple examples of both the 7100 portables and 5Ks as well. There's really no comparison. The 7100 works and is reliable but may be the worst sounding portable radio ever made in the public safety market. The 5K simply outclasses the 7100. It isn't even close.
For virtually every kind of radio activity I had to deal with in my years as a full time radio tech, I kept a
variety of radios programmed up to support my customers, and to support almost any of them I
could grab a 7100 off the shelf and use it, or grab a 5000 off the shelf and use it. After trying both, many
times in many applications, I just eventually stopped using the 7100s entirely except for using them on a proprietary (edacs) system where the 5K won't work.
Going inside them, the general impression is "M/A-Com designed the jaguar/7100 series radios that's built cheap like a 90's cell phone. But Motorola really ENGINEERED a superlative platform with the XTS5000.".
Really, it's true. A P7100 is constructed almost exactly the same way as a Nokia 2160. CHEAP.
blockhead1
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Gee, that is too bad, it's been 11 months, and our system isn't stable enough to migrate to P2.
Gave back the XG-100p's due to poor performance, and the other audio issues are to numerous to mention.
Good luck.
Gave back the XG-100p's due to poor performance, and the other audio issues are to numerous to mention.
Good luck.
Our system is stable, but like Elroy pointed out, the radios just aren't holding up to the abuse our users put them through.
Bad thing about the XTS5K is that Motorola no longer services them and parts are not available on MOL.
Bad thing about the XTS5K is that Motorola no longer services them and parts are not available on MOL.
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I have used the XG-75 a lot. It is a very durable radio. The battery design is a little odd, but have not had problems with it. I have used the XTS 5000 before and I can honestly say I really enjoyed switching all equipment over to Harris. Harris has turned out to be more user friendly for us and they have all held up pretty well. I still use the Motorola XTS radios occasionally. As for the audio in the P7100's I have never had a problem with it. Now the P7200's that's a different story...
As for the picture, I am guessing that's just broken battery clips.
As for the picture, I am guessing that's just broken battery clips.
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